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Peer reviewedWetzel, Ralph J. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
Institutions for people with disabilities can be "deinstitutionalized" by changing the way they are organized and regulated. The process of developing community learning environments in residential programs involves design of daily living routines, assessment of residential living skills, identification of teaching objectives, development of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Change Strategies, Community Programs
Download full textMinnesota State Dept. of Administration, St. Paul. – 1992
This 3-year plan for development of services for persons with developmental disabilities in Minnesota covers the period from October 1, 1991 to September 30, 1994. Such a plan is required under the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 1990. The plan's first section describes and defines developmental…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Developmental Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Incidence
Minnesota State Planning Agency, St. Paul. – 1990
The Minnesota 2-year state plan presents a review of the existing service delivery system for: (1) the provision of services to persons with developmental disabilities and their families; (2) a continuing response to priority areas specified in federal legislation; and (3) development of a work plan leading toward development of a Three-Year State…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Definitions, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
Alaska Governor's Council for the Handicapped and Gifted, Fairbanks. – 1984
The plan presents information relating to persons with developmental disabilities and other substantial handicaps in Alaska. A joint effort by state planning and service providing agencies, the plan was developed with input from consumers as well as providers. An introduction to the document is followed by an overview of the state and the…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Services
Wright, Barbara – 1990
This publication provides background information on financing and programming for persons with developmental disabilities to assist state legislators in making public policy and funding decisions. The booklet is in a question-and-answer format and covers the following topics: (1) definition of developmental disabilities and factors of concern to…
Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Financial Needs
Policy Research Brief, 1991
This Policy Research Brief explores the strengths of qualitative research and the types of information it can make available to policymakers concerned with issues affecting persons with disabilities. The naturalistic methodology employed in qualitative research is described. Three specific studies using qualitative methodology are excerpted and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developmental Disabilities, Family Problems, Field Studies
Hayden, Mary F.; And Others – Policy Research Brief, 1992
This policy brief reports on a study of how families and agencies cope with growing waiting periods for community services for adults who have mental retardation or developmental disabilities (MR/DD). Preliminary information looks at reasons for long waits, characteristics of families waiting for services, and impact of adult members with MR/DD on…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Agencies, Attitudes
Searl, Julia; Harris, Perri – 1997
This document is a compilation of 166 abstracts of journal articles relevant to community integration for people with developmental disabilities. Articles were published from 1988 through 1997 and were selected for inclusion based on their relevance to policy and practice with research articles included if they had a strong applied emphasis.…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Abuse, Community Programs, Criminal Law
National Council on the Handicapped, Washington, DC. – 1983
During its third year of operation, the National Council on the Handicapped continued to develop priorities for the National Institute of Handicapped Research (NIHR) and worked to identify all research on disabilities and handicaps that is currently underway. In addition, the council's Committee on Services undertook a review and assessment of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Annual Reports, Data Collection, Delivery Systems
